Total Crime Rate

140.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowen Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lamesley , and the 140th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowen Gardens (NE9 7TY) in the last 12 months was 140.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% higher than the Lamesley average (113.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowen Gardens (NE9 7TY), the main crime hotspot is near Trafford. Police recorded 260 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowen Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Trafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafford —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafford —
Apr 2026Burglary Trafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Trafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trafford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Trafford Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Close —
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Data Sources

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